US Health Care Costs

Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Malignancy with Cc in Arizona

MS-DRG 543: Pathological fractures and musculoskeletal and connective tissue malignancy with cc

$49,302typical hospital bill
$8,470typical amount paid
$7,503–$17,803range paid across 11 hospitals

Arizona hospitals billed Medicare a typical $49,302 for this stay in 2024, about 5.8 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Mercy Gilbert Medical CenterGilbert16$53,895$7,503
Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical CenterScottsdale31$49,005$7,717
Chandler Regional Medical CenterChandler25$55,069$8,009
Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical CenterPhoenix57$66,330$8,175
Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical CenterPhoenix36$70,924$8,428
Tucson Medical CenterTucson11$29,888$8,470
Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical CenterScottsdale77$72,005$8,892
Banner Desert Medical CenterMesa13$38,149$8,984
Honorhealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med CtrScottsdale42$41,817$9,066
Banner - University Medical Center PhoenixPhoenix11$49,302$12,273
Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix45$47,010$17,803

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.